ECB Plans Direct Investment In Tokenized Securities Using Pontes
TL;DR The ECB has started preparatory work to invest a small portion of its own-funds portfolio in tokenized euro-denominated securities. Initial eligible assets are expected to include euro-area public-sector and supranational issuers. The future purchases are intended to settle in central-bank money through Pontes; purchases have not yet been executed. The European Central Bank is…
ECB Launches Pontes For Central-Bank Settlement Of Tokenized Assets
TL;DR The European Central Bank has launched Pontes, a wholesale settlement service for tokenized financial assets. Pontes settles transactions in central-bank money through TARGET Services and DLT interoperability. The system is institutional infrastructure and is separate from the retail digital-euro project. The European Central Bank has launched Pontes, giving institutions a new route for settling…
Coinbase Opens IPO Allocations To US Retail Traders Starting With Oura
TL;DR Eligible US retail Coinbase customers can now request allocations in IPOs through the Coinbase app. The service is offered through FINRA-registered Coinbase Capital Markets. Oura is the first IPO on the platform, with allocation rules designed to discourage immediate flipping. Coinbase is adding initial public offerings to the list of financial products available inside…
ShredPay Joins Jack Henry Network To Bring Stablecoin Infrastructure To Banks
TL;DR ShredPay has joined the Jack Henry Fintech Integration Network. The integration can connect ShredPay’s stablecoin and digital-asset services with Jack Henry institutions through jXchange and SymXchange APIs. Jack Henry serves about 7,400 banks and credit unions combined. ShredPay has joined Jack Henry’s Fintech Integration Network, opening a path for banks and credit unions on…
VanEck Flags Heavy Executive Dilution At Bitcoin Treasury Firm Metaplanet
TL;DR VanEck has taken a closer look at dilution inside Metaplanet’s Bitcoin treasury strategy. Its analysis points to executive option capacity equal to 22.4% of shares. The issue is not Metaplanet selling Bitcoin, but how much shareholder dilution could accompany the strategy. Metaplanet has become one of the most closely watched corporate Bitcoin buyers outside…
Bastion Wins Conditional OCC Approval For National Trust Bank Charter
TL;DR Bastion has received conditional OCC approval to form a national trust bank. The charter is non-depository and geared toward custody and digital asset services. The company still has pre-opening conditions to satisfy before it can fully operate. Bastion is moving closer to operating under a federal banking charter after receiving conditional approval from the…
Binance Announces 24/7 FX Perpetuals With USD/BRL Contract Set For September 21
TL;DR Binance is moving into round-the-clock FX perpetual futures. The first announced contract is USD/BRL against USDT. Trading is scheduled to begin September 21 with leverage of up to 100x. Binance is taking the crypto perpetual model into another traditionally closed market: foreign exchange. Binance Futures has announced a new line of 24/7 FX perpetual…
Coinbase Files To Bring Single-Stock Perpetual Futures To US Market
TL;DR Coinbase Financial Markets has submitted a CFTC product filing for single-stock perpetual futures. Initial contracts cover Apple, Tesla and Nvidia. Trading is not live yet; the products remain in the regulatory process. Coinbase is taking another run at bringing a product long associated with offshore crypto exchanges into the regulated U.S. market. Coinbase Financial…
S&P Global Agrees To Acquire Smart Contract Security Firm OpenZeppelin
TL;DR S&P Global has agreed to acquire OpenZeppelin. OpenZeppelin is one of the best-known smart contract security and auditing firms in crypto. Financial terms were not disclosed, and the deal has not yet closed. One of traditional finance’s biggest risk-data companies is buying one of crypto’s best-known security firms. S&P Global has entered into a…
dtcpay Completes $25M Series A As SBI Group Joins Stablecoin Payments Push
TL;DR Singapore payments company dtcpay has completed a $25 million Series A. Vertex Ventures led the original round, with SBI Group joining as a strategic investor. The capital will support expansion of stablecoin and merchant payment infrastructure. Singapore-based digital payments company dtcpay has completed a $25 million Series A, bringing Japan’s SBI Group onto its…